| RefNo | PT/73/15/35 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Painting, erupting volcano and ships at sea by unknown artist |
| Date | [1831] |
| Description | Unpublished painting showing an erupting volcano with two boats in the sea in the foreground.
Subject: Geology
Likely related to John Davy's paper titled 'Some account of a new volcano in the Mediterranean'.
Read to the Royal Society on 22 December 1831. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Painting |
| PhysicalDescription | Watercolour and paint on paper; matted |
| Dimensions | 400x307mm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1832.0010 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3369 | Davy; John (1790 - 1868); surgeon | 1790 - 1868 |